An assumption is the silent driver of our actions and expectations. It is an unspoken belief we accept without verification, how we anticipate outcomes, and guides our behaviors influencing interactions without conscious thought.

They are all of the components that are necessary but choose not to address — details we have chosen to make irrelevant.

While assumptions can simplify decisions, they can disconnect us from a shared reality, misalign our actions, and often emerge during conflict.

Assumptions are not to be avoided but examined. When examined, they evolve from disconnect and misalignment into clarity and connection.

What details are irrelevant and which ones should be examined?